17:50 Dundalk

Wednesday 11 November 2020

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Crowne Plaza Hotel Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Handicap (50-80)

Off time: 17:50 | Winning time: 1m 24.62s

(14)

Whatharm⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: C P Hoban| T: P J Flynn| OR: 83| CD

9/5

Successful on all 3 visits here, including cosily over C&D a week ago. Even a further 8 lb rise may not stop him.

Form: 0611-01

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(10)

Howling Wolf^t²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-1| J: James J Doyle| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 80| D

50/1

Last of 9 in handicap (33/1) at Gowran (7f, heavy) 21 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 7-77809

(3)

Parkers Hill¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: L Breen| OR: 78| C

28/1

Course winner. Latest win at Naas in June. Ninth of 14 in handicap at this course (8f, 18/1) 12 days ago.

Form: 510409

(16)

Faakhirah²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Gavin Ryan⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 78| D

15/2

Lightly-raced winner. First run since leaving Saeed Bin Suroor when good fourth of 8 in C&D handicap 26 days ago. Stable in good form. Probably capable of better again. Respected.

Form: 231-4

(4)

Merchant Of Venice⁸¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Colin Keane| T: A McGuinness| OR: 77

11/2

11/1, respectable third of 12 in handicap at Chelmsford (7f) 81 days ago. First run for yard after leaving James Fanshawe. Yard in good form. Enters calculations under Colin Keane.

Form: 545283

(12)

Arabeska¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 76| D

18/1

Tenth of 14 in handicap at this course (6f, 22/1) 12 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 17-4500

(15)

Lilandra^b,t⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 77

50/1

4/1, creditable third of 14 in maiden at this C&D 7 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Ger Lyons.

Form: 265223

(11)

Katiymann^t¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 74| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2019. Eighth of 14 in handicap (11/1) at this course (8f) 12 days ago.

Form: 700008

(8)

Benedict Roezl⁹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: M A Enright| T: E Lynam| OR: 72| C

80/1

Course winner. Fourteenth of 16 in handicap (66/1) at Leopardstown (7f, good to firm), slowly away. Off 97 days. Trainer going well.

Form: 51-0000

(1)

Pulse Of Shanghai³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Declan McDonogh| T: K P Cotter| OR: 72| CD

8/1

7/1, won 14-runner handicap at this C&D 33 days ago, battling well. Likely to remain competitive after 5 lb rise.

Form: 530651

(2)

Hazard⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: O J Orr| T: E Lynam| OR: 72

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/1, good 3 lengths fourth of 14 to Whatharm in handicap at this C&D 7 days ago, never nearer. Trainer going well. Unexposed.

Form: 4-564

(9)

Limit Long^t⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Leigh Roche| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 71

28/1

Winner at Fairyhouse in October. 22/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Naas (5f, heavy) 4 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 501079

(5)

Hieroglyphic^p,t⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: M Halford| OR: 70| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable 3 lengths fifth of 14 to Whatharm in handicap (7/2) at this C&D 7 days ago. Stable having good spell.

Form: 1-06745

(13)

Poet's Pride⁹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: D W O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: D Marnane| OR: 66| CD

33/1

C&D winner. 4/1, below form eleventh of 18 in handicap at Cork (7f, good). Off 95 days. RESERVE.

Form: 136980

Non-Runners

(7)

Imposing Supreme¹²

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: T Gibney J: Gary Carroll

(6)

Billyfairplay⁵¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 6

T: D Hogan J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Whatharm (9/5), Merchant Of Venice (11/2), Hieroglyphic (11/2), Imposing Supreme (6/1), Faakhirah (15/2), Pulse Of Shanghai (8/1), Hazard (10/1), Billyfairplay (14/1), Katiymann (16/1), Arabeska (18/1), Parkers Hill (28/1), Limit Long (28/1), Poet's Pride (33/1), Lilandra (50/1), Howling Wolf (50/1), Benedict Roezl (80/1)

WHATHARM extended his unbeaten track record to 3 when scoring cosily last week and could still be ahead of the handicapper on this surface despite a further 8 lb rise. Faakhirah, who shaped nicely on her C&D reappearance last month, and Merchant of Venice are a couple of interesting contenders for in-form Adrian McGuinness. Imposing Supreme is also shortlisted after two good runs here last month.